Relaxing Songs

[Benji]

Okay, I was sitting here listening to "California" by Phantom Planet and realised how calming the song is just to sit to and listen too, and I was wondering, does anyone have any similar songs or songs that relax you when you hear them? Simple enough.

[Skummy]

A good song to relax to, I feel, is "We Float" by PJ Harvey. It's just got a great relaxing sound to it, methinks.

[stokeriño]

Various things by Maaya Sakamoto, particularly 'Gravity', 'Dive', and the like.

She's my favoutire Japanese singer, and her English is damn good too (Gravity is an entirely English song). Great voice.

[RPS]

Arcade Fire's great, great album "Funeral" is great stuff to relax to.

[Jukeboksi]

Any ambient/chill-out/downtempo track there is in the world. Abstract Hip-Hop & Abstract Beats as well.

[tristy]

Anything off of Sigur Ros' "( )".

[thuganomic]

I'd suggest some Vertical Horizon.....

[Steeb]

'Mosquito Song' by QOTSA

'Hurt' by Johnny Cash/NIN

'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd

Anything by Defacto

'Hourglass' by ATD-I

'Televators' by The Mars Volta

'Street Spirit', 'No Surprises', 'Fake Plastic Trees'...all by Radiohead. Get some others while you're at it.

[fineintent]

'Sway' by Bic Runga

'Sway' by Lostprophets

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Okay, I'm out of relaxing Sway's, so:

'Pagan Poetry' by Bjork

'Too Late' by the Streets

'Emerson Pt 1' by Sikth

'Thugs Mansion (Acoustic)' by 2Pac feat. Nas

[tristy]

Anything by Defacto

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[MDK]

Air on a G string by Bach.

[Quom]

Bif Naked - lucky ones

anything by Ben Harper or Jack Johnson

[Steeb]

I find Defacto relaxing

[Hobo]

I don't know how anyone could find Hurt a relaxing song but each to his own.

I usually listen to some early Leonard Cohen (Suzanne, Famous Blue Rain Coat, If It Be Your Will and some others). Or Steve Earle's "Me and the Eagle".

[Guest Booker T & The MG's]

aim and in general most of the stuff on the Grand Central label.

[Guest 12characters]

'All Things Must Pass' - George Harrison

'Lost Cause' - Beck

'Tallulah' - Sonata Arctica

'No Good Trying' - Syd Barrett

Not much of a relaxer myself

Edited March 23, 2005 by 12characters

[FLiam]

I have always found Bon Jovi relaxing, not sure why.

Wanted Dead or Alive is one that relaxes me the most.

[VerbalPuke]

A good majority of the Jamaican Ska/Dancehall I listen to is very relaxing. Stuff like Desmond Dekker, Baba Brooks Band, Lord Tanamo, etc.

Alot of surf rock can be relaxing when it's tempo is slowed down. The Phantom Surfers are good at doing this, especially on their cover of "Sheena is a punk rocker" (done without lyrics).

The female vocalist for Chumbawamba has a very soothing voice, which compliments their relaxing songs nicely. Most of their relaxing songs have bits of folk tossed in.

13th Floor Elevators are an old 60s acid rock group that released quite a few relaxing songs. The song "Splash" in particular is very relaxing, with a slower melody, and soothing rhythm throughout.

[Venom]

The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes

Radiohead - Karma Police

Something Corporate - Konstantine

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Plenty of classical music...

"Strange And Beautiful" by Aqualung

"Hairy Trees" by Goldfrapp

"Utopia" by Goldfrapp

In fact most of Goldfrapp's slower stuff.

The Aphex Twin remix of David Bowie's "Heroes" which can be found on the AT album "26 Mixes For Cash"....Absolutely haunting.